OAKLAND, Calif. – A bug splattered on a windshield does not offer much of a challenge, but it does leave a mess.
The Rockets were no match for the Warriors, coming no closer in their 104-78 Game 1 loss than they did in the regular season, when the Warriors led them by 32 games in the Western Conference standings. It remains to be seen how much damage might have been left behind.
As much of a mismatch as it had been when the Warriors were at full strength, pounding the Rockets to their largest halftime deficit in franchise history and the greatest first-half blowout in Warriors' history, the Warriors had to at least wonder when they will be at 100 percent again.